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Theragatha 12.2

In a lowly family I was born,
poor, with next to no food.
My work was degrading:
I gathered the spoiled,
the withered flowers from shrines
and threw them away.
People found me disgusting,
despised me, disparaged me.
Lowering my heart,
I showed reverence to many.

Then I saw the One Self-awakened,
arrayed with a squadron of monks,
the Great Hero, entering the city,
supreme, of the Magadhans.
Throwing down my carrying pole,
I approached him to do reverence.

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It is with immense joy, the Global Vipassana Foundation invites all Vipassana meditators for the one-day course on Sunday, 21st December, 2008 in the presence of our beloved teacher, Acharya Shri S.N. Goenkaji.

The Dome of the Global Vipassana Pagoda is designed to accommodate 8,000 meditators and it is the endeavor of all the workers and servers of the Foundation to have a few courses organized to its full capacity.

When large number of Dhamma brothers and sisters meditate together in the presence of “The Sacred Relics of The Buddha” they generate a very pure atmosphere and charge the environment.

Date: Sunday, 21st December, 2008
Time: 11:00 am to 4:00 pm

Venue: Main Dome,
Global Vipassana Pagoda,
Gorai, Mumbai

Students/groups coming from outside Mumbai are kindly requested to inform the organizers in advance so that arrangements for bath and breakfast can be made.

Telephone: +91 22 28452261
Telefax: +91 22 28452111
Email: globalpagoda@hotmail.com
Attn : Mr. Shekhar or Mr. Derick

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Lincoln Memorial, Washington D.C.

I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation.

Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of Negro slaves who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice. It came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of their captivity.

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